I quit! After 3 years as a retail pharmacist, I have finally freed myself of this hell otherwise known as retail pharmacy. This is my Declaration of Independence! Okay, that was a bit dramatic, although I did cry when I called my manager that I would be putting in my 2 weeks and quitting retail pharmacy. As I reflect on these past three years, there were some good and some bad moments (see here, here, and here), but I will…
It’s been roughly three years since I graduated from pharmacy school and became a pharmacist and figured it was time for an update on my career as a retail pharmacist. Looking through my archives, I’ve written only 3 total updates on my pharmacy career in the three years since I started this blog out of 76 total posts. It’s not that I have nothing to say on my career, but rather, I’ve really come to view my career as a…
When I started this blog, I never thought I’d write about my career in pharmacy. It was supposed to be a place for me to document my journey through personal finance and debt repayment. But I realized that my personal finance has a direct correlation to my career choices (both past and future). So I thought, what the heck, my job is half of my life so there was a lot to write on that. However, what I didn’t realize…
I graduated from pharmacy school a year ago and have been a licensed pharmacist for almost 10 months now. I wish I could say all those hours spent studying in pharmacy school and all the debt I incurred was worth it now that I am a practicing pharmacist. But then this post wouldn’t be called Why I Regret Becoming a Pharmacist. Although the thought had been running through my mind and I’ve said it a few times to some friends,…
It’s been over a month since I’ve updated which I feel disappointed about. One of my biggest dilemmas when I started this blog was how much I wanted to divulge in terms of my professional career and personal life. However, once I’ve thought it through, I realized just how big my career plays a part in my life. It is, after all, how I make my living and plan to pay off my loans. In fact, it is the entire reason I…